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Where does “jesuittprest” come from?

jesuittprest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jesuitt, from Latin Jesuita, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

jesuittprest (Norwegian Bokmål): a Jesuit priest

Definitions

  1. a Jesuit priest

Ancestry of “jesuittprest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljesuitta Jesuit
2LatinJesuita—
3LatinIēsus—
4Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
5Aramaicישוע—
6Hebrewישוע—
7HebrewיהושעJoshua
8HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →